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If you believe that the stock market is in a bubble, you have lots of company. You have long-time market watchers, the New York Times and even a Nobel Prize winner in your camp. But what exactly is a bubble? How can you tell if you ar...

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Mathematics is all around us, and it has shaped our understanding of the world in countless ways.In 2013, mathematician and science author Ian Stewart published a book on 17 Equations That Changed The World. We recently came across th...

The 17 Equations That Changed The Course Of History | Business Insider

This 'reassignment' is a mistake because concepts such as happiness and justice are not specialized matters but ones with which every human being grapples, even if they do so by dismissing them contemptuously. The mistake is similar t...

The Daily Bell - What is the Good Life?

Facebook is the perfect platform for eccentric? author Nassim Taleb, whose knack for thinking outside the box and waxing poetic is? unparalleled.Here’s how the acclaimed author of The Black Swan? describes his account: “This is fo...

35 Important Insights From Nassi...

Everybody loves a good storyBarry RitholtzWashington Post, July 26 2013When it comes to storytelling, we have a long and venerable history of narrative. The spoken word emerged millennia ago — before even the Greeks — when the onl...

Curse of the Narrative: Everybody Loves A Good Story | The Big Picture

The Daily Bell is pleased to present this exclusive interview with Richard Ebeling.Introduction: Dr. Richard Ebeling is a senior fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and professor o...

The Daily Bell - Richard Ebeling on Higher Interest Rates, Collecti...

Thomas Sowell“I have never understood why it is “greed” to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money.”―? ? ? ? Thomas Sowell,? ? ? ? Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Con...

QUOTES OF THE DAY « The Burning Platform

Top 25 Quotes of Margaret Thatcher1. Pennies don’t fall from heaven – they have to be earned here on earth.2. No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions; he had money as well.3. Economics are the meth...

RIP IRON LADY « The Burning Platform

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Lucky leverage for market kings and oracles | Business Spectator

This Is What It Feels Like To Have Your Life Savings Confiscated By The Global EliteBy Michael, on March 29th, 2013What would you do if you woke up one day and discovered that the banksters had “legally” stolen about 80 percent of...

BANKSTERS R US « The Burning Platform

An article in BRW explained that if you think the wealthy make their money slaving over a desk like ordinary folk you’ll never be rich.They cited Inc.com who combed through the US Internal Revenue Service’s latest annual report in...

How the Rich Make their Money - Property Investment Update

Editor's Note: Todd posts his vibes in real time each day on our Buzz & Banter.I recently came across a terrific article that addressed 12 cognitive biases that prevent human beings from behaving rationally.? As perception is reality...

12 Cognit...

Without always knowing it, property investors are pre-programmed with a range of biases which may cause them to interpret information incorrectly and thus undertake sub-optimal investment decisions.Let’s discuss? 9 of the key biase...

9 biases that property investors must overcome - Property Investmen...

The rich think differently to the average person. The author of How Rich People Think, Steve Siebold, ? recently told the Business Insider the differences between how rich and average people think are numerous and extreme.Here are 15...

15 ways rich people think differently - Property Investment Update

One of our long standing customers forwarded this article to me last year. It touches on a number of important topics that I believe are strongly related to active investing and are well worth being aware of to help put your trading e...

Luck, randomness and skill……. · The Gary Stone Journal

them briefly.” In other future tips, I’ll be talking about some of them in much more detail. Trait 1: Personal Responsibility. I think the most important trait that all top traders have (or top people in any field) is the ability...

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A long, ugly list of house price precedents | Philip Soos | Comm...

1. "I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'"The actual advice here is technically a quote from Kurt Vonnegut's "good uncle" Alex, but Von...

15 Things Ku...

Dear Reader,The theme of today's missive – surviving in difficult circumstances – may seem a bit dark to some. Yet it's my contention that the time to reflect on the topic is while you have the luxury to do so. To wit, before you...

Three Levels of Survival Skills - Casey Research

Money – we all want it, but few of us are willing to sacrifice to get it. Those that have it generally don't understand it, and those that don't have it come up with excuses why they can't get it. If this sounds confusing – it is....

10 Immutable Laws Of Money | Lance Roberts | FINANCIAL SENSE

Please find below an epic chart pack created by Philip Soos on 150 years of the Australian housing market. Philip is a Masters research student at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University.For those interested in...

The history of Australian property values | | MacroBusiness

By Gary Stone, Share Wealth Systems Here are my top educational trading tips for 2013 and beyond.1.? Have a big picture view - secular bull markets and secular bear marketsHistory shows that secular (or very long-term)...

A smart trading approach - Australian Securities Exchange - ASX

In no particular order…1. As of January 2013, there are 16 people left in the world who were born in the 1800s, according to the Gerontology Research Group. With dividends reinvested, U.S. stocks have increased 28,000-fold during th...

100 INTERESTING FACTS « The Burning Platform

Sometimes the route to happiness depends more on what you don't do.Flickr Creative Commons13KinSharePlease Login to Connect Your Account with Evernote Happiness--in your business life and your personal life--is often a matter of...

How to Be Happier at Work: 10 Tips | Inc.com

Late last year I celebrated a big birthday. I won’t tell you how old I turned, but it was one of those birthdays with a zero in it.As I’ve been investing in property, and some would suggest rather successfully, since my early 20...

The 10 most important life lessons of a property investor - Prop...

Keep it simple, avoid the pitfallsBarry RitholtzWashington Post, January 25 2013“A simple, albeit less than optimal, investment strategy that is easily followed trumps one that will be abandoned at the first sign of under-performanc...

Keep Investing Simple | The Big Picture

In Switzerland, it's not just the clocks that are cuckoo. Over the past four years Swiss politicians and central bankers have gone on an unprecedented buying spree of foreign exchange reserves. In 2012, their cache swelled to as much...

The Daily Bell - The Biggest Loser

Don't let it get away! Keep track of the stocks that matter to you.Help yourself with the Fool's FREE and easy new watchlist service today. At the 2008 Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B? ? ) shareholder meeting, Vice Chairman Charlie...

Charlie Munger's 30 Best Zingers of All Time (BRK-B, USB, WFC)##

Why Most People Fail at Trading

If you’re reading this logic dictates all the Mayan apocalyptic prognosticators for what ever their reasoning – are proven wrong. The CYA? (cover their butts) reasoning they’ll use to justify why will make politicians sit ba...

OK - So Now What? (by Mark St.Cyr) - Slope Of Hope with Tim Knight

By Tom Bartlett Monica Hellström for The Chronicle ReviewI had lunch with Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It didn't go well.We met at a French cafe in Manhattan, on the Upper West Side, not far from Columbia University. It was a meeting more...

This Is Not a Profile of Nassim Taleb - The Chronicle Review - T...

Any time you make a bet with the best of it, where the odds are in your favor, you have earned something on that bet, whether you actually win or lose the bet. By the same token, when you make a bet with the worst of it, where the odd...

The Only Way to Successfully Use Options Over the Long-Term - Sl...

With the year coming to an end, it’s interesting to look back and see how turbulent the last 12 months have been and how many crises we’ve survived.The troubles in Europe and the US didn’t bring the financial system to its knees...

17 Things You Should Feel Great About - Property Investment Update

Brett Arend recently informed us of the passing of Dan Bunting, a man who “successfully managed money on behalf of private individuals and institutions for nearly 40 years.”Over the years, Bunting had developed a series of rules that...

Bunting’s Laws of Investing | The Big Picture

workbooks are packed with valuable information presented by all the speakers (usually 20 or more) at each conference. As I was thumbing through this particular workbook, there was a common theme espoused by the majority of presenters...

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Early in my career, I learned (the hard way) that if I didn’t study price action, I was in trouble. Sure, sexy stock stories are great for cocktail parties, but boring old price is the only thing that’s going to pay. So Technical...

Why Technical Analysis Matters - All Star Charts | All Star Charts

trading plan. My answer to this question is usually this: "If your trading system or plan works for you, then stick with it and don't make major changes to it. The old American saying, "There's more than one way to skin a rabbit" cert...

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Don't let it get away! Keep track of the stocks that matter to you.Help yourself with the Fool's FREE and easy new watchlist service today. Sorry, but ...? 1. Saying "I'll be greedy when others are fearful" is much easier than actuall...

50 Unfortunate Truths About Investing

The following Open Letter was sent to me by Mike Cullen as a comment to last week’s blog. It contains an interesting way of viewing trading, which I obviously agree with.? I felt it deserved it’s own limelight as a posting all on...

Open Letter · The Gary Stone Journal

1 – I’d kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.2 – Borrow money from pessimists — they don’t expect it back.3 – Half the people you know are below average.4 – 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.5 – 82.7% of all statistics are...

35 Thoughts For Today – Market,...

The Zurich Axioms

By George FriedmanThe United States held elections last night, and nothing changed. Barack Obama remains president. The Democrats remain in control of the Senate with a non-filibuster-proof majority. The Republicans remain in control...

The Elections, Gridlock and Foreign Policy | Stratfor

I was fortunate to be a client of Bob between 1984 and 1992 when he retired as Merrill Lynch’s chief stock market analyst. His no-nonsense wisdom and outstanding charts were must read.Bob had many “rules” but 10 are now legendar...

BOB FARRELL’S 10 RULES FOR INVESTING | NEW$ TO USE

We Need a Little Fear ... The voters have spoken. So, what now? How will our still divided government deal with our mounting threats and challenges? Shared fear can help ... A Bedouin proverb says, "Me against my brother, my brothers...

The Daily Bell - We Told You So!

Barry Ritholz (of The Big Picture and a Sunday Business columnist at The Washington Post) recently contributed Investors’ 10 most common mistakes? to The Washington Post Business Section quarterly investing section. It’s a commentary...

Investors’ 10 Most Common Behavioral Biases | Above the Market

1. ? Wealthy trades are patient with their winning trades and enormously? impatient with losing trades.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ---This is the exact opposite of what most do. Most traders are hesitant to "take" a loss, even though they already...

31 Habits Of Wealthy Traders...